Around 170,000 people on the streets protest in Madrid against the amnesty law

Around 170 thousand people, according to the Government delegation, one million according to the organizers, attended this Saturday in Madrid to the massive concentration against the amnesty law presented by the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), which will benefit those involved in the Catalan independence process.

Convened by civil society organizations, under the motto “Not in my name: neither amnesty nor self-determination”, among the crowd that gathered at noon in the central square of Cibele of the capital were the leader of the conservative People’s Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóoand the far right Vox, Santiago Abascal.

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Núñez Feijóo asked the President of the Government, the socialist Pedro Sanches“don’t build walls” none “play with coexistence” and considered that Spain lives”a difficult time for democracy”.

VOX leader Santiago Abascal takes part in a protest against an amnesty project for people involved in Catalonia’s failed independence attempt, in Madrid, on November 18, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (JAVIER SORIANO/ )

Furthermore, he accused Sánchez of committing “a fraud” It is “an accident” with the proposed amnesty law registered in Congress and which allowed him to take office as president of the Government.

In turn, Abascal denounced that the amnesty law and the “consummation”of a coup d’état that already began with Sánchez’s pact with“all enemies of Spain” and asked “keep resisting“Through a”coordinated institutional response”In regions without“coup majority” -the PP governs in 12 of the 17 Spanish regions, in six of them with the support of Vox, and in addition, in the Senate it has an absolute majority.

Between shouts of “traitor“, in reference to the President of the Government and surrounded by the flags of Spain and the European Unionprotesters filled the Cibeles Square and their adherence to the rhythm of songs like ‘My dear Spain‘, by Cecília, ‘Freedom without anger‘, from the Jarcha group; any ‘Mediterranean‘, by Joan Manuel Serrat.

The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, greets protesters against an amnesty project in Catalonia’s failed independence attempt, in Madrid, on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Borja Sánchez-trillo / EFE)

Spanish flags could be bought in the same square for 5 euros for the small one and 10 euros for the larger one.

The demonstration takes place after Sánchez took office this week as President of the Government with the votes of the Catalan independence parties, who made amnesty a condition of support, and when the bill on the matter was already registered in the Congress of Deputies for the socialist party.

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Numerous civil society associations have called on citizens to participate in this appeal before the “serious crossroads”.

Thousands of people demonstrate in protest against an amnesty project for people involved in Catalonia’s failed independence attempt, in Madrid, on November 18, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (JAVIER SORIANO/)

The conveners maintain that the PSOE “abandoned his duty to defend the constitutional order”And that he also does this in“close alliance with the enemies of the Nation“, with which it prepares to approve laws, such as amnesty”,impossible to adjust“in the Constitution”in exchange for staying in power”.

This protest joins the one that the PP already called last Sunday in the main cities of Spain and which brought together hundreds of thousands of people, which adds to the daily concentrations that have been taking place for 15 days in front of the socialist headquarters in different cities in Spain, highlighting the Madridwhere they most often end in violent incidents between ultra groups and the police.

Source: Elcomercio